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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beatty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beatty and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Beatty:
- 40.301482, -79.418822
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Beatty
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Beatty is near Indiana County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Beatty
Communities Also Named Beatty ...
We found seven communities that are also named Beatty.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Beatty is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Ada County
- This Beatty is located in Ada County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beatty that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of Beatty.
- Mississippi
- Carroll County
- This Beatty is located in Carroll County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beatty that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Beatty.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This Beatty is located in Nye County and lies 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km]<1> to the west of the Beatty that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Beatty.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Beatty is located in Clark County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west of the Beatty that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Beatty.
- Ontario
- This Beatty lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beatty that is located in Westmoreland County.
- Oregon
- Klamath County
- This Beatty is located in Klamath County and lies 2,151 miles [3,461.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beatty that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Beatty.
- Saskatchewan
- This Beatty lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beatty that is located in Westmoreland County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beatty ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Crabtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorothy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Georges Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lloydsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Longbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longbridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbridge
- Mutual
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Old Crabtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Crabtree
- Peanut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peanut is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
- Pleasant Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Superior
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Superior is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- United
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Beatty to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beatty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beatty and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Beatty to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beatty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Beatty to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beatty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3015, Longitude: -79.4188 In this case, the coordinates for Beatty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.239 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.216 degrees. |
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